My BIGGEST KIT has arrived !
I had no idea just how bloomin heavy this thing was going to be !!
Heavy Duty is an understatement.. it weighs several tons !!
Panels are a minimum of 8 feet by 8 feet .. and take 2 people to handle them , the roof panels are much larger and heavier, ridiculously heavy to my mind !
Assembly had to wait till next day, as it was delivered late afternoon, and here in UK it's dark by 4 pm... :(
Took 3 of us, my son, my OAP neighbour ( who, I am indebted to, for his assistance ) and myself around 5 hours to assemble.. !!
Lifting the roof panels into position was a nightmare , but we did it..
Overall, I am very happy with the building, but do have some "issues" with the clear penny pinching the supplier has taken...
The roofing felt is overall too short, precut lengths are around 2" short ... so I need to add some more to edges and overlap to tidy up... then add the trim/ fascia pieces ...... there is no internal beading to secure the window panels.. so I have had to buy some... no pad bolt or lock..
These took the edge of my excitement at the time, however, I am now well happy with the building...
I have completely underestimated the time it would need to fit it out with electrics, insulation, alarm, shelving etc......
It is unlikely I shall be doing any modelling, on my Atlantis till towards next spring..
But ... I am happy with this... it all adds to the long term project.... Here's a few pics of the new workshop.
Fortunately, after 3 hours of mind numbing painting with Cuprinol preservative on the exterior panels of the building in 4 degrees C.. I just about finished before the white fluffy stuff arrived !!
Thats it..... I now need to kit it out, internally, transfer all my old shed contents into it, as well as dimsantling that other bike shed thats in the photo..
Likely to be no more updates till early 2006.........
Till then, have a Happy Christmas, and a great New Year !
check back in 2006 for more Atlantis updates :)
posted by Busybeas @ 9:04 PM
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